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Scope
Scope
This activity aims to explore the performance limits and features of electrostatic energy harvesters based on electroactive polymer (EAP) materials, and investigate application directions. Attention will be especially set on possible applications of EAPs in large-scale wave energy harvesting.
Expected Outcomes
Expected Outcomes
Proof-of-concept experimental demonstration of EAP harvesters
Numerical investigation and feasibility analysis of large-scale wave energy harvesters
Publications and Patents
Publications and Patents
Publication (jour.): Hoffmann, M. K., Heib, L., Moretti, G., Rizzello, G., & Flaßkamp, K. (2023). Optimal operation of dielectric elastomer wave energy converters under harmonic and stochastic excitation. GAMM‐Mitteilungen, 46(2), e202300010.
Publication (conf.): Hoffmann, M. K., Heib, L., Rizzello, G., Moretti, G., & Flaßkamp, K. (2023). Multi-Objective Model-Predictive Control for Dielectric Elastomer Wave Harvesters. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 56(2), 7802-7807.
Publication (conf.): Heib, L., Moretti, G., & Rizzello, G. (2025, May). Maximizing power generation of bi-stable electrostatic energy harvesters in river flow scenarios. In Electroactive Polymer Actuators, Sensors, and Devices (EAPAD) 2025 (Vol. 13431, pp. 217-233). SPIE.
Thesis: M. M. Pranzo, DESIGN OF A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER BASED ON DIELECTRIC FLUID GENERATORS (2024)
Personnel
Personnel
Reference person: Giacomo Moretti
External collaborators: Matthias Hoffmann (Uni. Saarland), Lennar Haib (Uni. Saarland), Kathrin Flaßkamp (Uni. Saarland), Gianluca Rizzello (Uni. Saarland)
Alumni: Massimiliano Marco Pranzo (MSc student)
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